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Parameter: mean_ChlA

Dataset: 
Sponge-microbe interaction review
Parameter: 
chlorophyll a
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 chl_a
Short Description:
 chlorophyll a
Official Name:
 chlorophyll a
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Total chlorophyll a pigment. See dataset for units of measurement; often reported in: milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3); micrograms/liter (ug/L); nanograms/liter (ng/L).

CAUTION Within JGOFS MERGED water column products: this parameter is derived from HPLC methodology and the units are nanograms/liter; however; this parameter name is also used for a variety of water and nonwater column sampling; derived via the fluorometric method; units will also vary.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
mean_ChlA
Supplied Units: 
Micrograms of chlorophyll a per gram of sponge tissue (ug chl a/gram of sponge tissue)
Datatype: 
Integer
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Mean chlorophyll a content (from photosynthetic symbionts) in sponge tissue